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Stories by Nat Hentoff

Is This Your America

Guantánamo prisoners in federal court are protesting their "humane treatment."
Posted on Nov 21, 2005, Source: Village Voice

What Did Rumsfeld Do?

Will Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ever have to take the heat for the torture that happened on his watch?
Posted on Jan 5, 2005, Source: Village Voice

A Cloud Over the Constitution

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee lack the grit or the will to stop Alberto Gonzales.
Posted on Dec 14, 2004, Source: Village Voice

Patriot Act Speed Bumps

Despite Bush's self-proclaimed mandate, Congress and the courts are setting up serious road blocks to a renewal of the Patriot Act.
Posted on Nov 16, 2004, Source: Village Voice

GOP's Heart of Darkness

The president says he opposes torture; his leadership supports it. Who will prevail?
Posted on Nov 3, 2004, Source: Village Voice

What's Fueling the Genocide in Darfur?

The only chance for the survivors of Darfur may be a mass divestment campaign.
Posted on Oct 19, 2004, Source: Village Voice

The Ghost Prisoners

Human rights group are hoping to expose our secret interrogation centers aroound the world.
Posted on Jul 20, 2004, Source: Village Voice

Putting the President in His Place

The President is commander in chief of the armed forces but he is not commander in chief of the rest of us.
Posted on Jul 12, 2004, Source: Village Voice

Hoaxing the Supreme Court

Jose Padilla remains gagged, but the Justice Department thinks it can tell 'his' story.
Posted on Jun 14, 2004, Source: Village Voice

Patriot Act Besieged

Even the Justice Department has to admit it is losing the fight for the Patriot Act.
Posted on May 28, 2004, Source: Village Voice

Liberty Vanishes While the Press Sleeps

Our most basic civil liberties are under attack and the media doesn't seem to notice or care.
Posted on Apr 13, 2003, Source: Village Voice

FBI Knocking at Your Door

The FBI is using tactics to track down potential terrorists that would make J.Edgar Hoover proud.
Posted on Feb 13, 2002, Source: Village Voice

It's Only the Constitution

Looking at the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 in historical context, it is clear that playing fast and loose with civil liberties is a bad idea.
Posted on Dec 5, 2001, Source: The Progressive

Terrorizing the Bill of Rights

Congress overwhelmingly passed an anti-terrorism bill that, as the ACLU says, gives "enormous, unwarranted power to the executive branch unchecked by meaningful judicial review."
Posted on Nov 19, 2001, Source: Village Voice